The Sugababes - Keisha, Heidi and Amelle - changed their outfits (sometimes midway through songs) at least ten times in under an hour and a half.

Not that my wife's wardrobe contains meringue dresses that look like they've been made out of clear bin liners, or skirts that resemble a mirrorball, sliced in half.

In 2006, the Babes' greatest hits tour failed to ignite stadiums because they can't harmonise like All Saints, dance like Destiny's Child or put on a show like Kylie.

But they do have more charts hits than any other female act this century which, when played at breakneck speed, can electrify a more intimate setting.

Opening with killer dance tracks Hole In The Head, Round Round and Never Gonna Dance Again from new album Change, the tempo only occasionally slowed. The highlights were a cover of En Vogue's Don't Let Go and an exhilarating encore of Push The Button and About You Now.